Afghan women barred from Taliban takeover anniversary celebrations in Kabul

People wave to a military helicopter after it dropped flowers over the city during celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the US withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan (Siddiqullah Alizai/AP)

Afghan women were barred from attending celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power on Friday.

Some 10,000 men gathered across the capital Kabul to watch Defence Ministry helicopters scatter flowers to the crowds below.